Garbage-can.



w. A. GIBSON.

GARBAGE CAN.

APPLICATION FILED AFILZI, 1915.

Patnted Apr. 11, 1916.

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Application filed April 27, 1915.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM A. GIBSON, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Garbage-Cans; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in garbage cans, my object being toprovide an article of this class which shall be convenient for emptyingand which shall be of such character that it will be impossible toaccidentally leave the can open or the lid raised.

My improved can is adapted for general use in cities where garbagewagons make regular trips, the garbage man emptying the cans into hiswagon and returning the cans to their position on the property wherethey belong. It frequently happens that the covers are left off cans ofthis character'. Furthermore, these covers frequently become lost, withthe result that the contents of the cans are sometimes exposed forconsiderable length of time, producing an exceedingly unsanitarycondition.

My improvement is intended to overcome these difficulties and to thisend, my improved can is so constructed that the bail when lowered fitsthe body of kthe can closely', but is of such construction that whenraised, the can maybe carried thereby Vin the usual manner. However, assoon asthe can is tilted for emptying purposes, the cover isautomatically opened by the action of the cam members with which thebail or handle is provided, on projections which extend laterally onopposite sides of the cover. As soon, however, as the can is vallowed toassume the upright position, which it will do as soon as the hand of theuser is removed from the handle near the bottom, the bail willautomatically act to return the cover to the closed position.

Having briefly outlined my improved construction, I will proceed todescribe the lSame in detail, reference being made to the Specificationof Letters Patent.

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Serial No. 24,200.

accompanying drawing, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In this drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improvedgarbage'can. is a central vertical section therethrough, cutting the canin both front and rear. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the can when in thetilted position or in the position for discharging its contents. Y

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate the body of the can, whose rear upperportion is provided with a bevel 6, being an inclined wall portion whichextends from a point 7 upwardly and forwardly to a point 8. The cover19. of the can extends forwardly from this point and ishinged as shownat 9. This hinge is preferably formed from a piece of wire which extendsaround the upper edge of the can, being bent upwardly at the rear asshown at 10, and extends transversely across the top of the canapproximately at the angle formed by the inclined part 6 and the cover12. This wire where it extends around the top of the can forward of thehinge, is held in place by bendingthe metal of the can downwardly aroundthe wire, forming a bead 13. The hinge members 141 which encircle thehinge pin 9, are secured to the top or lid 12 on the underside, as shownat 16. rIhe outer portion of the lid is turned downwardly to form aflange 15,

`which preferably extends some distance bevond the `bead 13 outwardly,to compensate for possible irregularities due to imperfec tions in thecontour of the upper edge vvof the can. By virtue of this arrangement,there is practically no chance for interference with the closing of thelid when the can is in the upright position.

The lid 12 is provided with a metal strip 17 which extends thereacrossand projects therefrom on opposite sides as shown at 1S, whereby theseprojections are in the path of cam members 19 with which the bail isprovided, when the can is tilted to the position shown in Fig. 3. Theforward edge of these projections 18 occupy positions approximately inthe same vertical plane with the axis of the bail. This condition,however, may vary to some extent. As illustrated in the drawing, thebail is hinged to the opposite sides of the body of the can as shownFig. 2

at 20, the extremities of the bail being formed into hooks and passedthrough openings 21 formed in offset ears 22 having parts 23 which aresecured to the body of the can by rivets or other suitable fasteningdevices 24. Vhen the bail is in the upright position or in the positionfor carrying the can, it has parts 2 5 which are vertically disposed onopposite sides. These parts 25 extend from the hinge hooks to points 26,from which points the cam members 19 extend upwardly and forwardly topoints 27, where the sides of the bail again are bent and extendupwardly in vertical parts 28 to points 29, where the sides of the bailare bent rearwardly, approximately at right angles, merging into a handpiece 30.

By reference to Fig.,2, it will be understood that when the bail israised from the position shown in Fig. l to that shown in Fig. 2, thecan may be carried by grasping the handpiece 30. Now, if it is desiredto dump the can, the user will grasp the hand piece 30 with one hand anda handle 31 with the other hand. Then, as he raises the can by liftingon the handle 31, the can will tilt forwardly and the cam members 19 ofthe bail will act upon the projections 1S of the cover to open the sameautomatically, in which event the can will assume the position shown inFig. 3, whereby its contents may be discharged. Then, as the handle 31is released, the other hand of the user still grasping the hand piece30, the can will assume the position shown in Fig. 2. Then, as the bailis released, it will fall to the position shown in Fig. 1. rIhe handlemember 30, it will be noted, is curved to conform approximately to thecurve of the exterior surface of the can.

From the foregoing description, the use and operation of my improvedgarbage can will be readily understood and need not be described furtherin detail.

Attention is called to the fact that the forward edges of theprojections 18 are bent upwardly to form bearing surfaces for the bailas the latter is employed to perform the lid-opening function. Theseinclined surfaces coperate with the cam members of the bail, as will bereadily understood.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is,- 1. A garbage canhaving a hinged bail and a hinged lid provided with a part projectinglaterally beyond the body of the can and lying in a vertical planepassed through the axis of the bail and in the path of the latter toopen the lid as the can is tilted for dumping purposes.

2. A garbage can having a hinged lid provided with parts projectinglaterally beyond the lid on opposite sides, and a hinged bail havingside members vertically disposed when the bail is in the upright orcan-carrying position, said vertically disposed members being bentbetwen their extremities to form cam parts adapted to engage saidprojections in the lid-opening relation as the bail is swung over thetop of the can or when the latter is forwardly tilted for dumpingpurposes.

3. A can having the rear upper portion of its wall inclined and a lidhinged thereto at the forward termination of the said inclinedwall'portion, said lid being provided with lateral proj eotions and ahinged bail having vertically disposed side members adapted to engagesaid projections as the can is tilted for dumping purposes.

t. A can having the rear upper portion of its wall inclined and a lidhinged thereto at the forward termination of the said in clined wallportion, the said hinge being located above the upper surface of thelid, the latter being provided with lateral projections and a hingedbail having vertically disposed side members adapted to engage saidprojections in the lid opening relation as the can is tilted for dumpingpurposes.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM A. GIBSON.

Witnesses:

MAZE KIRBY, A. EBERT OBRmN.

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- Washington, D. C.

